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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-29
TooTAsoMe CANDIES

Il
Reliable Rscapssssr CsoksA .,a Uassslsa
Preach Craams.
OF the French creams there are two
kinds-the cooked and uncooked. The
former Is the more economical when
eggs arc scarce. and to my mind it is
the moro delicious but I will give
both For the first put two cupfuls
OF granulated sugar and half = cuptul
OF boiling water into > granite or por.
celain basin. aad let it boil exactly
ten minutes. Take from the stove.
pour it into a China bowl. flavor to
taste. and beat rapidly with . spoon
until it becomes 3 creamy paste.
Roll it into little balls to be covered
with melted chocolate, used with
fruit or in any of tho ways given be-
low. If it gets too stiff and cold. set
the bowl in \ pan of boiling water,
which will keep it so that you can
mold it.
For the uncooked cream. break tho
whites of two eggs into bowl add an
exactly equal measure of cold water.
and stir in powdered sugar until you
have it stiff enough to be nodded into
shape by the fingers. Flavor with any
essence You like.
Now for the varieties to be made
with either of these as foundation.
Mold some of the cream into little
balls half an inch in diameter. and
clap ON either side tho half Of an En-.
glish walnut. Have ready some
chocolate melted in a bowl set over q
boiling tea kettle. and after these little
balls of cream are dry. stick a long
hat-pin into them and dip in the melt
ed chocolate. and you have most de-
licious chocolate creams. Roll them
in until thoroughly coated. They
may also be dipped in the chocolate
after putting the nuts on. or the
cream may BE- colored with few drops
of cochineal. Another variety is
given by adding the juice of an orange
or lemon to the cream. and, Ms it thins
it somewhat, stir in more sugar. For
cream figs. tear the fig in two. leaving
it joined at the stem end; insert an OBJ
long piece of the cream. and press the
fig together at the bottom. Serve the
dates in the same way. Pineapple, or
any kind of preserved fruit, may be
drained from the sirup cut into dice
and rolled in the cream. A novel
candy is made bv holding some of
this cream into a fiat bar; spread with
any kind Of jelly that is so stiff that it
can be cut with knife, and put on
another layer of cream.
A most delightful nut candy Is made
by stirring several kinds of chopped
nuts into the cream. then make into
squares or bars. and wrap in waxed
paper if it is to be kept for any length
Of time. Seeded raisins figs and
citron. chopped fine. makes fruit MKT
ure that can be used in the same way.
The cream may be favored. and at the
same time colorcd brown. by stirring
in melted chocolate. In making the
boiled candies. they must be allowed
to boil fast ard hard. Country
Gentleman
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-29
CHICAGO BEEF.TiNS.

r they Become Objects Of Terror to the
Hungry HippopOtamus.
There is nothing much more use
less. to the eye of housekeepers. than
a Chicago beef-tin after it has been
opened and hole made in the other
end Of it in order that the mass OF
muscle and fat may slide out in such
wise that it can be hewn more or less
roughly into slices. The banks of old
father Nile were for months in the
winter of 1884-5 strewn with these
tins. of capacities varying from two
to six pounds. As the river fell they
even became a danger, for. lying half
or more than half hidden in the slime
and ooze ION which. as Shakspere has
tod us, the seedman scattcrs his
grain and shortly comes to harvest).
their jagged edges cut many o naked
foot. Above Wady Halfa, however.
1.-THE careless Ethiopian. for 50 the
prophet Ezekiel describes the people
of the land. caring for only one thing.
his crops. soon found use for the old
beef tins. He would take one. and if
there were not already hole in its
smaller end he would make it Then
he would take some palm fiber
and a piece of the midrib
of q palm branch, and knot
them until he had the tin sus-
pended. Now he would find q long
pebble. and with q finer piece of palm
fiber he would tic the stone in the mid
die and fix it about halfway up in the
can. Then he would take . great
palm leaf and strip it of its leaflets.
The larger end he would fix firmly in
the ground about the middle of his
ridge of grain. and from the smaller
end he would hang the Chicago tin. the
weight whereof would bend the palm
stem like q bass rod when a
five-pounder is on the hook.
The slightest breath of air
would move the can to and fro; the
stone would act as clapper against
the metal sides. and there was q COM
plete scare-crow-a something the
hideous noise and suspicious appear.
ance of which no bird would face. But
this was not the only end or service Of
the device. Field mice and vermin
generally would give it . wide berth.
and it was also found that more dam
aging animals still were kept away
by it. A hippopotamus, landing on
the cultivated bank. eats great deal
and destroys q hundred times as much
as he eats. Bat no hippototamus.
having any respect for himself was
ever found to venture into = patch de-
Tended by Chicago can. the monot-
onou, changer Of which. rs It swayed
In the prevalent Eortheriy breeze.
might well have affrighted crocodile
himself-M T. Times.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-29
QUEER cUsTo MERs.
A London Lady's Reel Converted Into .
Prison by Mason Wasps.

A London Lady's Reel Converted Into q
Prison by Mason Wasps.
The following facts have only a
chance connection with the proper
subject of this article. but their quaint
ness seems t. justify their insertion
here. A few weeks ago lady was
sitting at work with her needle in one
of the rooms of the house in which we
write. Her table was near an open
window and upon it lay sundry large
reels Of cotton. such rs are in use with
sewing -machines. She was abont to
supply her needle from one of these
reels when she noticed a green cater
pillar sticking just inside the central
hole of the reel. Takingit to the VIM
dow she took t out and went on with
her work. Being short time after in
want of more thread. she was sur
prised to find caterpillar again
in the same position. A little aston
ished. but thinking that she must have
been mistaken, in supposing that she
had removed il before. she again shook
the reel outside the window; the cater
pillar fell out and the reel was empty.
There was no doubt about it this time.
and she became again absorbed in her
work. Imagine her astonishment
when. few moments after. she dis
covered in the same reel not one. but
two green caterpillars. exactly resem-
bling the former in size. color and
shape. There was something not
quite canny in the whole proceeding;
it was as though some brownie was at
work, and she resolved to watch.
It was not long before her vigilance
was rewarded. for. flying in at the
open window. bearing in his jaws .
fine green caterpillar. there came
mason wasp. Circling round once or
twice he settled on the reel.
deposited his burden in the
hole. and straightway left to hunt
the rose-trees below for further prey.
Meantime his partner entered. de-
posted an egg on each of those cater
pillars and went her way. bearing in
mud in many succeeding journeys un.
til eggs and caterpillars we're quito
sealed up There are in this house at
the present moment several keyholes
Of doors and cupboaris sealed with
mud. and containing their living.
helpless prisoners For the mason
wasps do not kill their prey outright
they paralyze it only. SO thst it can
not move away. but stays to furnish
good fresh msat for the young wasps
when newly Matched. Truly hideous
nightmare! To lie under a spell in
some dark hole side by SIZE with
developing ogre. who. when time is
ipe. shall feast on your devoted per-
son.-S0turday ReuieW.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-29
AP7LE-wooD PIPES.



4. E.sssr. Factory TA.t Uses Up oreAars
Butts and Ntumps.
'.Briar-wood or applet said the
keeper Of q tobacco store to custom.
er who asked for . pipe: The
fact is that some dealers sell briar or
apple out of the same box. But tho
briar is . little darker and does not
have quite as fine gloss as the rich.
red apple-wood takes Both come from
up the country. guess"
In travelling around Rockland Coun-
ty. one may run across pipe factory
which supplies large part Of the city
trade. 1t is built near Spring Valley.
at the headwaters of the Pascack
creek, where there is . rever.failing
water-power. A little hamlet has
grown up around the pipe factory
and is called "Pipevillc." II
one passes the place in the winter
months he will see cords on cords of
appletree wood piled up in the mill
yard where it has been brought by the
farmers around about The country
is full of fruit trees. and as orchards
continually need thinning out or cut
ting down when too old to bear. there
is plenty of material The economic
agr!culturists prefer to sell the wood ut
ten dollars ton. solid measurement.
to working it up for fircwood. OF
course. they must deliver it at this
place. and the factory wants only the
sound, good-sized logs or branches
Farmers and farmers sons know how
hard it is to split apple-tree wood. 1t
cuts easily. however being of a
''cheesy" quality. and these points
make it desirable for pipes
Two men first attack the logs in the
yard with q crosscut saw and divide
them into short pieces which are
thrown into the mill. Hcre they are
divided again into small bits and are
seasoned. Those without splits or
other defects are then selected and the
work of making the bowls begins. A
long row of operators sit at bench
before lathes. boring machines. rasps
and sand-papering apparatus and the
bits of appletree pass rapidly from one
to another as each does his special
work on it. When the bowl is finished
the stem Of bone. wood or amber is
deity inserted and fastened. the bowls
receive their final coat of varnish and
are packed in boxes.
Many thousand p pes are turned out
every season. Some are ingeniously
carved by experts. who make good
wages at the business. Animals birds
and human faces are carved with
great fidelity and one of these speci.
mems will compare favorably with
meerschaum pipes for artistic eff
feet. This firm also manufactures
briar-wood pipes. but has to bring that
wood some distance. The briar is a
favorite with many smokers, just as
the corn-cob or the long clay 'nine''
has its admirers. The choice of pipe
depends not little on association and
sugges ion. Certainly there could be
less pleasing suggestions than the
apple-tree pipe brings, as one pictures
in its fragrant cloud of smoke Il lordly
apple-tree on some Rockland County
hillside, with its fruitage of Newtown
pippins and its possibilities Of rare,
rich c;der.-M y. Tribune.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-29

Hereafter people who want to visit
the Lenox library in New York City
can DO so without the bother and delay
ct providing themselves with an nd.
mission ticket
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-29
S;IAcoBS OIL
!. - !.
First Stroke of Pain
EVERY YEAR TO THOUSANDS.

ne e1aee.-Iify million population. Pin
for the drst time 70 one in every tn.
Five million need relief Howl Promptly,
Permanently. Certainty Of cure ct reason
able cost How to ilnd outr On reputnp
ton. through experiment. By proof
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-29

uao PreeI-l. The testimony cannot b
disputed. 2. 1t has been renewed after
Iapss OF years. 5. No return Of pain In
years. 4. 1t has cured in all ages and con-
dl1onS. 5. It has cured all forms of suffer.
ing. 6. 1t has cured al stages Of painful
ailments. Z. Il has cured cases considersd
hopeless. 8. It has caused crutches and
canes to be thrown away. 9. l3 best cures
are chronic cases.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-29

Jhe Price.-1. The best always first and
cheapest. 2. The best Is the promptest,
safest. surest, most permanent s. The
benefits derived are beyond price. 4. tx
amples show that no competition can show
ike results. 5. It IS the best
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-29

re E1cacy.-1. III effects are prompt
2 it, relief Is sure. s Its cures a1e
permanent. 4. 1t cures chronic CASES a
- long standing - 20 yan. 5. tn cursg
are without relapse, without return e
pain: 6. 1t cures in all cases used %
cordinR to directions. 7. In every bottle
there's cure, in every application RELIEF
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-29

An African tribe is governed BY .
ruler who has no tongue. He 10 not
only the King. but the king dumb
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-29

ne uefitS.-Example.-Take up 81. Jacobs
Oil, the Great Remedy for Pain. Its supsrioe
merits known to al the world. Expefienco
shows its merits through it, efficacy.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-29

Sold By Drsqgists and Dealers EtsrysAsr&
The Charles A. vogslsr Co., Baltic, IA.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-29

ooFfoets dangerous dlsplacemeuts and irregulaF1.
ties. tits great value In change ofife. The useo9
1BBBELL'0 ALE TONIC duringpreg:
naRcy greatly relieves the pains 0fmotherhood ard
pfometes speedy recovery. Il essists nature =
sal6ly make the critical change nom girlhood -
WepA1hood. Itispleasant to the taste and may -
tak0n Is oil times with perfect safety. Price, o..
Y0n PAIl n AL Dhro0lsfA.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-29

made no attempt to reply to this
rubbish After painful pause l said:
Scents. with your permission.
think I'll be going"
$50 soonr' remarked Bob. getting a
better grip on his gun. This is hard. "
he added. pretending to weep.
"Adieu, Santa Claus" said George.
Don't forget to make US another call
next Christmas.
started for the door.
The chimney is over yonder. Santa
Claus" said Bob. wagging his head in
the direction of the fireplace.
1t took me \ full half-minute to
catch his meaning.
'.l-l think I'll leave by the door. :"
I stammered. l hoped he was only
joking.
''What! Don't you always come and
60 by way OF the chimney"
'.Not always"
''Can it be possible that the story
books are mistaken on this important
point? 1t is cruel to rob US of our
childhood fancies. I think, and Bob
held the muzzle of his gun close to my
ear, II think, Santa Claus. we'll cling
to the old custom. Oblige US by glid-
ing up the chimney in your own airy
fashion.
lhesitated. Another glance at the
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-01-26
An Interesting Case.

The case of Israel b. Clark of Goulds-
vile, who was recently granted an in
crease of pension by decision of the
secretary of the interior after his APP
plication had been twice rejected in
the pension office, is an interesting
one. Mr.. Clark was pensioned at S24
a month for the loss of foot. He APP
piled for an increase for disability re-
sulting from gun-shot wound in the
left shoulder, claiming that his two
disabilities were more than the loss of
a leg above the knee or an arm above
the elbow. In rejecting his claim, the
commissioner of pensions said: " Clark
is now receiving the full amount of
pension ($24) to which he is entitled
under the law for the degree of disa-
bility resulting from amputation of the
right foot and gun-shot wound of left
shoulder, and this office declines to
order an examination on the applica-
ton filed by you" From this rejec-
ton Mr.. Clark's attorney, 7. j. Deavitt
of Montpelier, appealed to the secre-
tary of the interior, insisting that the
pension ought to be increased to $50 a
month, the amount allowed for the loss
of leg above the knee or for a disa-
bility uniting soldier for the per-
Torrance of any labor. The following
affidavit of William B. Mayo, MD, of
Mortified shows the condition of the
pensioner. He said: GO In September,
1888, was first called to attend Israel
B. Clark. He was suffering from alb
scess on the posterior part of the left
chest and wall. l opened the abscess
and a pint of pus discharged. 1t kept
discharging for several days. The next
year he had five such assesses. They
were caused from diseased bone about
the scopuld or ribs, which resulted from
gun-shot wound. He is totally in
capacitated for manual labor" Mr..
Clark's pension has been increased to
$50 month, with Sl30 arrears.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-01-26

beer. The beer-shop opposite was
always open and he helped enrich the
seller. Guy forgot his patient, lonely
mother-her anxious look, her fears
for him. Night after night was spent
in revelry. His salary was no longer
adequate to meet the constant demands
of so-called friends, so few dollars at
a time were taken from the company's
funds-just to keep along, you know.
or course Guy had no intention of
stealing. He fully intended at the end
of the month to replace it, but when
that day came he was no better pre-
pared. Household expenses were ac-
cumulating; rents were much overdue.
He owed everybody he knew. Again
and again he drew from the company,
but he did not pay the bills he prom
ised. Do you wonder he lost his
situation-that he was called, and
justly, too, a defaulter? That an
angry landlord, one cold winters
day, for non-payment of rent dragged
their furniture into the street, leav-
ing them shelterless? Can you inn
agine that aged mother, with her
gray hairs and with tears streaming
down her cheeks, wandering up and
down the street, saying: OH my son,
my sonl Why hast thou brought this
trial upon me?' Do you realize that
that first little glass of wine did it? 1t
may be thought trivial thing to take
one glass of wine. So it seemed to
Guy. He never dreamed of taking too
much; but, inheriting a love for it, the
occasional drinks increased the desire
for it more and more, till his appetite
demanded it and he became its slave.
1t destroyed all his manly nature, all
his filial affection. He lost his charac-
ter, his home, and nearly broke his
mothers heart. Through the same in
fluence Paul led life of excessive dis
sipatioD, Thus his mother was thrown
on the charity of friends. All Guys
earnest resolves as a boy to ascend the
ladder of fame had utterly failed be-
cause he gave himself up to excessive
self-indulgence; because he had no
moral courage; because the tempter
had persistently followed him; be-
cause he never asked higher aid than
mans. If you would not like your life
to be like Guy's-if you would save
yourself the bitter remorse of knowing
you were responsible for those silver
hairs, that feeble step, that you had
made her dependent, never learn to
drink. Remember, Guys happy home
was lost-and through strong drink.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-01-26
Plain Living.

a lawyer by profession, but a Judge
in one of the highest courts in New
York for twenty-three years, is noted
for methodical habits, legal acumen
and perfect integrity. Long past sixty,
erect and vigorous as a man of forty,
he cannot count day lost by sickness
in quarter of century. At his post
as regularly as the sun rises, after adj
journment he writes out the opinions
of the court, which already fill several
large volumes. No man in the city is
more worthy of the universal regard
which he long since secured. Having
long known Judge Blank, once asked
him the secret of his power. "Plain
living" he replied, "has been my sal
walton. | was nervous youth, high
strung and excitable. l smoked, drank
occasionally and was given to rich
food. Shortly after being admitted to
the bar, found myself the victim of
dyspepsia. | began TO study my habits
and their influence on mind and body.
l experimental with food, drink and
exercise. The result was in fixing a
rule of life which l have since fol-
lowed infexibly. After a plain but
substantial breakfast, l loiter about for
an hour or two and then walk to the
courthouse, ora distance equal to three
miles or more. Having previously had
the room well ventilated, l stay in the
building, occupied, except an hour at
noon, with my judicial duties. The
other judges eat hearty lunch. At
five O'Clock l am through for the day,
and walk up town again. Rain or
shine, cold or hot, finds me swinging
my arms and plodding along in the
same gait. All legal work is dismissed
as utterly from my mind as if l never
knew Coke and Blackstone. l eat a
hearty dinner; take no made dishes, no
Worcestershire sauce or inhaming con-
diments, no pudding, pie, ice-cream or
custards, and drink no wine. l have a
sense of comfort but not repletion,
feel no desire for Intoxicating liquors,
and make it business to thoroughly
digest my food, eaten twice day-no
more. | am frequently compelled to
attend dinners, banquets and festivals
of every kind. But neither entreaty
nor ridicule can induce me to change
my habits. Even dish of ice-cream
cannot tempt me. "-Hester VI. Poole,
in Good Housekeeping.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-01-26
Questions Answered.

). h. T.. ,BURLINGTON.-You brother
is here. He arrived here several days
since from Hartland. He expects de-
cision soon in his claim for a pension.
1t is pending on an appeal to the sccre-
tary of the interior.
ID. G. H., MoRETowN.-The bill that
passed the house recently granting a
pension to dependent relatives of
soldiers, and to INDECENT soldiers who
are disabled for manual labor, is not
the same bill that passed the senate
last summer, but similar one.
GIL, NoRTHFIELD.-If your case is
presented to congress, the testimony
filed in your claim in the pension office
will be considered by the committee of
congress. You can furnish additional
testimony direct to the committee on
pensions and it will be considered in
connection with the other evidence.
A. F., BARRE.-This correspondent
says his pension has been increased to
SIG month, but his disability is such
as to entitle him to 1924 a month. He
desires to know if there is any way to
obtain the higher rate of pension to
which he believes himself entitled. He
is of the opinion that he is now receiv-
ing as high rate of pension as the
board of surgeons who made the exam
ination in his case recommended, as he
did not tell them much of his real con-
dition, but let them find out what they
could. AnSWer.-You can make a new
application at the end of six months
and will have another examination
and can then furnish testimony show
ing the extent of your disability. You
made the same mistake as many others
have made in declining to tell the
surgeons who examined you the con.
dition of your health fully and hon.
estly. An honest statement of his
condition by the claimant for pension
will not hurt his case before any medi.
cal board, and many times such state.
ment is of great value to his claim. A
soldier recently replied to a surgeon
who was about to make an eXamina.
ton of him for pension and asked
what his disability was: "'That is fol
you to find out. | do not claim any
disability" His claim was immediately
rejected. 1t took long time to get his
case reconsidered and re-examination